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LAKEWOOD — For Nick Cohn, the goal was simple. All the Dakota Ridge senior wanted to do in his preliminary heat of the 5A boys’ 100 meter at the state track & field championships was to qualify for the finals. Then he could worry about it once he got there.

His qualifying run of 11.02 seconds on May 14 at Jefferson County Stadium barely got him into the championship race, seeding him ninth. His run two days later, while slower in 11.08, more than did the job as he placed fourth, despite running from the far outside lane.

HIGHLANDS RANCH — The graduation of six seniors and injuries — lots of them — were just part of what the Columbine Lady Rebels had to overcome in 2015. There also was the proverbial bull’s-eye that is always on a defending state champion.

A Jeffco district judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the school district from paying newly hired teachers at a higher rate until a lawsuit against the district by the teachers union goes to trial.

After a five-hour hearing May 4, Jeffco’s county commissioners delayed their decision on a contentious rezoning request that would let developers install hiking trails and possibly a mini-ski slope in a Morrison subdivision.

The Jeffco school district has fired the former principal of Ute Meadows Elementary School, who stands accused of sexual assault on a minor.

The district placed Steven Weigum, 55, on administrative leave March 10, the day after his arrest. The school board was notified at its May 7 meeting that Weigum had been let go, district spokeswoman Lisa Pinto said.

Pinto said the district would not comment on an ongoing legal matter. Weigum had been with Jeffco Public Schools since July 2001, when he was hired as principal at Bergen Valley Elementary in Evergreen.